FRMF: Morocco’s Football League to Resume with 1st Match on July 24
Rabat – The Moroccan Royal Federation of Football (FRMF) announced on June 23 that the Moroccan football league (Botola) will resume play with its first match on July 24. The decision follows a virtual...
View ArticleAchraf Hakimi Reportedly Agrees on 5-Year Contract with Inter Milan
Rabat – Moroccan international football player Achraf Hakimi is close to reaching a transfer agreement with Italian club Inter Milan for approximately $44.87 million, reported the Guardian on Saturday....
View ArticleAchraf Hakimi is Officially Leaving Borussia Dortmund
Rabat – The sporting director of German professional football club Borussia Dortmund, Michael Zorc, has confirmed that the Moroccan international football player Achraf Hakimi will be leaving the club...
View ArticleMorocco’s Achraf Hakimi Among Bundesliga Fantasy Team
Rabat – Hard work and determination enabled Moroccan international football player Achraf Hakimi to secure a spot in the Bundesliga “fantasy manager team” of the 2019-2020 season. The Bundesliga...
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Real Madrid Closes €40 Million Deal With Inter Milan for Achraf Hakimi
Rabat – Real Madrid transferred Morocco’s international football player Achraf Hakimi to Inter Milan for a deal of €40 million. The agreement between both clubs includes an additional €5 million in...
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Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi Shares Heartfelt Farewell to Borussia Dortmund
Rabat – Moroccan international football player Achraf Hakimi has ended his chapter in the German football professional league with a warming message to pay tribute to Borussia Dortmund. Hakimi shared...
View ArticleCOVID-19: CAF Postpones 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to 2022
Rabat – The African Confederation of Football (CAF) has decided to postpone the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) for a year, in light of the spread of COVID-19. The AFCON was set to take place between...
View ArticleCAF Appoints Moroccan Abdelmounaim Bah as Secretary General
Rabat – The African Confederation of Football (CAF) appointed on Tuesday Moroccan Abdelmounaim Bah to the post of secretary general of the confederation. The decision took place during a virtual...
View ArticleMoroccan Football Player Nordin Amrabat Tests Positive for COVID-19
Rabat – Moroccan international football player Nordin Amrabat has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. Sports journalist Ahmed Ajlaan announced the news on Saturday, July 4, showing a photo of the...
View ArticleMorocco Rejects UAE’s Request to Host CAF Champions League Matches
Rabat – Morocco’s Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has vetoed the UAE’s request to host the remainder of CAF Champions League games scheduled for next September. Morocco’s daily Assabah...
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Moroccan Football Prodigy Signs Professional Contract With FC Barcelona
Rabat – Moroccan-Spanish football player Ilias Akhomach has signed his first professional contract with Spanish giant FC Barcelona’s U18 squad, the team announced on Tuesday, July 7. The team is the...
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Atlas Lion Munir Mohamedi, Best Goalkeeper in Spanish 2nd Division
Rabat – Moroccan international goalkeeper Munir Mohamedi has earned the 2019-2020 Zamora Trophy, given to the best goalkeeper in the second Spanish division, known as La Liga 2. The 31-year-old Atlas...
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Former Player: Egyptian Clubs Bribed Referees in African Matches
Rabat – The former coach of Al Zamalek, an Egyptian football giant, opened up about a scandal in which clubs allegedly bribed referees in African football matches. Farouk Jaafar said in a recently...
View ArticleMoroccan Fighter Anas Siraj Mounir Knocks Down Brazilian Opponent
Rabat – Moroccan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Anas Siraj Mounir has beaten his Brazilian opponent, Leandro Martins, during the UAE Warriors 12 MMA show. The 34-year-old fighter, nicknamed “The...
View ArticleMorocco to Host Remaining Matches of CAF Confederation Cup
Rabat – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Monday, August 3, that Morocco will host the remaining games of the Confederation Cup—the second-tier African interclub competition. CAF...
View ArticleRematch: Moroccan Kickboxer Badr Hari to Face Rico Verhoeven in December
Rabat – Morocco’s kickboxing star Badr Hari will rematch Dutch Glory champion Rico Verhoeven in December 2020. The official website of the Glory competition announced the news last week. “GLORY is also...
View ArticleMoroccan Football Club Announces 2 COVID-19 Infections Among Players
Rabat – The management of Moroccan football club Moghreb Athletic de Tetouan announced that two of its players have tested positive for COVID-19. Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) reported on Wednesday that the...
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Morocco’s Sofia Cherif Essakali Wins World Golf Championship
Rabat – Young Moroccan athlete and star golfer Sofia Cherif Essakali won the US Kids Golf 2020 World Championships for the 11-year-old age group at the Florida State Invitational. The Royal Moroccan...
View ArticleMorocco’s Ittihad Tanger Football Club Records 23 COVID-19 Infections
Rabat – Morocco’s Ittihad Tanger football club announced on Sunday that 23 players and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. “The club announces with great regret that the results of the...
View Article‘Moroccan Devil’ Youssef Zalal Dominates Peter Barrett at UFC Vegas 6
Moroccan featherweight MMA fighter Youssef Zalal is continuing to make his country proud, overpowering Peter Barrett for three rounds at UFC Vegas 6 on Saturday. The 23-year-old Casablanca native...
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